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The TekNmotion Yapster Blaster headset is the latest version of TekNmotion's legendary Yapster universal headset. The Yapster Blaster now supports Xbox 360 & PC - and powered by award-winning XJacKer amplification technology - the Yapster Blaster delivers full dynamic range and unparalleled performance above and beyond any other headset in its class

Average Customer Rating:

6.5

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15 out of 3050%of reviewers would recommend this product to a friend.

Customer Reviews for TekNmotion Yapster Blaster Headset

Review 1 for TekNmotion Yapster Blaster Headset

For the price, it's worth what you get, and more.

Overall Rating:

8out of10

Performance:

10out of10

Value:

8out of10

Design:

7out of10

Posted on:5/31/12

Fenririous

Location: Gulfport, MS

Age: 13-18

Did you buy this product for yourself or someone else? For me

If people are looking for something within their budget, but don't want to strangle their bank accounts for a Santa Cruz, then this headset truly is the next best thing. The thing I don't quite understand, is how people are bashing the product over the cords and the like. I think I should put this into more detail and correct them... | For one, the headset has a six foot cord that was meant for playing away from the TV. This is where it does fall a bit in terms of design- There's no adapter or some sort of feeding system to pick up voice and audio without the wiring. But, in my opinion, this is a minor setback. Compared to most corded headphones, this one has a very simple to use pair of jacks and cords, which are very easy to clean and stow to the side for when not in use. Now yes, having a long set of cords does make them susceptible to tearing when pulled on, but from what I've noticed, this tearing has come from the irresponsibility of people who cannot be bothered to stow away the things they've paid for. I've tested the cords, and they are no more durable than the cords used on a typical X360/PS3 controller. Which means that, this headset's connection system can take a beating, before it completely breaks- But it's not something to throw around when enraged. | Secondly, the audio's balance in terms of bass and treble is spot on. For the ones who complain about hearing the bass too much, you have to consider this- A lot of things that are in games, are played through the bass registre. This means that you're going to hear a lot of bass, and not so much as everything else. By judging what the other reviewers recommend in their games, it's clear that they're CoD players. The 'bass' that you're probably complaining about it the gunfire and the footsteps of the other players. Despite what others have said, this is great when is comes to audio, and it does rival Santa Cruz in many ways. | Lastly, the design is pretty well made, compared to other headsets you get wandering around shops. The base of the headset is made of leather, which has been stitched in three different ways to ensure that it doesn't deteriorate after long use. The hinges that hold the muffs together are bolted and screwed together with stainless steel nuts and screws, and the plastic is very sturdy- With the durability of your typical child's play toy firetruck. The headset itself can take a beating, with the material it is molded and crafted out of. Multiple times, it has dropped off of my table, couch, or computer desk, and all it has suffered today was a single scratch (Don't hold me to this though- I am very careful with how I use my products, actual damages *will* vary). The microphone is even set up through a malleable metal coiling, which means that the sponge can me moved in various ways to ensure that your voice is picked up. | With the jacks and cords used to connect your headset to the controller... They slip quite a bit. Many a time, I have played a game, and found that the jacks slipped out of the controller, which effectively ended any sort of communication. But, with a certain angle, the slippage will cease, and will no longer interrupt any ongoing conversation in a game, or off. | All and all though, for what you spend on this headset, you truly are getting what you pay for, and you should expect to get a few more things out of it. I have had this headset for almost six months, and it has yet to fail me or break while using it. As I said, in my opinion, this headset can rival Santa Cruz- if it hasn't already.

Overall Rating:

8out of10

Performance:

10out of10

Value:

8out of10

Design:

7out of10

39 of 39 found this review helpful.

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TheDuckDude55

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is this good for recording

Posted 11/2/12

I am fairly new to youtube and I would like to know will this be good because I am deciding whether or not to record my voice and I would like to know if this would be a good idea for something to use.

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Review 2 for TekNmotion Yapster Blaster Headset

Good Durable Headset for Semi-Hardcore Gamer

Overall Rating:

9out of10

Performance:

10out of10

Value:

9out of10

Design:

8out of10

Posted on:1/31/12

CoDguy2123

Location: Right Behind You

Age: 13-18

Did you buy this product for yourself or someone else? For me

I got this for xbox 360. This is a great headset for a casual-hardcore mix. The sound is very good and you can hear better than the normal TV. It also has SURROUND SOUND! I was pleasantly surprised when i found this out. The microphone is a tad bit sensitive but that helps in a way because it always picks up your voice. The only problem is all the WIRES! If you are getting this for pc they shouldn't be a problem, but the xbox has some cause for concern. you cant really go within 5 feet of the xbox so if you dont play right infront of the tv this wont work for you. Anyway, it works great, so you should get this. if you have problems with connection leave a comment and i may be able to help.

Overall Rating:

9out of10

Performance:

10out of10

Value:

9out of10

Design:

8out of10

7 of 7 found this review helpful.

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questionman007

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Question man

Posted 12/24/12

so i can hear gameplay from the headset right? can anyone sitting near me or on the same couch hear the gameplay from the tv? does the headset connect to the controller or the xbox?

CoDguy2123

Right Behind You

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I had the same problem

Posted 3/31/12

I had the same problem. Go to the preferences on the dashboard and do volume. turn game volume to 3 or 4. this will do the trick trust me.

curbow

texas

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Posted 2/23/12

man i bought these a few days ago and cant figure out how to turn the gameplay volume down when someone is talking, i went to preferences then voice and tried to adjust it there but nothing working. gameplay is so loud i cant hear anything anyone is saying

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Review 3 for TekNmotion Yapster Blaster Headset

Very Good Buy

Overall Rating:

9out of10

Performance:

10out of10

Value:

9out of10

Design:

9out of10

Posted on:7/7/12

Sammy777

Location: NY

Age: 13-18

Did you buy this product for yourself or someone else? For me

I bought this headset just cause it was cheap. But I tell you it's very worth the buy. I'm guessing in the reviews they do some weird things with it and not take care of it. The sound quality is pretty good and very above average (In my opinion). The design is really light and the only problem is the cable is to long. Fortunately for me, I use this headset for pc, so I didn't need to undo the twine that holds the rest of the cable length. (This may be a problem to console gamer's if they don't take care of their stuff very well). The mic actually works and as I said before, I guess you need to take better care of your stuff. But there is just another small downside. If you wear these head phones for a little to long, your eyes might start to hurt just a little bit, (Since the design was to fit exactly in your ears). But that could only be me :) So these are the Pros- Very light, great design quality, mic very good, sound and bass control added to the headphones for console systems, and sound quality is excellent. Cons- Cable length (may be a problem for console gamer's who don't take care of their things well) If you wear them to much your ears might hurt a little bit Overall- Excellent Buy

Overall Rating:

9out of10

Performance:

10out of10

Value:

9out of10

Design:

9out of10

8 of 9 found this review helpful.

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Review 4 for TekNmotion Yapster Blaster Headset

Love them. Definitely satisfied!

Overall Rating:

9out of10

Performance:

9out of10

Value:

10out of10

Design:

10out of10

Posted on:3/22/12

Folie

Location: KY

Age: 25-34

Did you buy this product for yourself or someone else? For me

I just bought these the other day, and I already love them. I don't see how anyone can complain about these when they are at such a low price. The bass in them is incredible, and the sound is so good that it blocks out most outside noise pretty well too. Also, I'm a female and a lot of times headsets don't fit me right. Turtle Beaches were too big on me, and it made it very uncomfortable, but these fit comfortably so I was definitely happy about that! My only complaint is that I can't hear myself in the headset when I talk, so I feel like I'm pushing to talk because I literally about can't hear myself. That's the only reason these get a 9 out of 10 instead a 10 out of 10 for me.

Overall Rating:

9out of10

Performance:

9out of10

Value:

10out of10

Design:

10out of10

5 of 5 found this review helpful.

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Review 5 for TekNmotion Yapster Blaster Headset

For $30, this headset is nothing short of amazing!

Overall Rating:

10out of10

Performance:

10out of10

Value:

10out of10

Design:

5out of10

Posted on:1/5/12

LesIncomparables

Location: Southern California

Age: 35-44

Did you buy this product for yourself or someone else? For me

Still hard to believe this in only a $30 headset. I owned several Turtle Beaches over the years and while they are great, clear and comfortable headsets I gotta say that this headsets sound quality is absolutely outstanding. The sound quality is almost as clear, but definitely sounds fuller. And it has bass! Plenty of bass! Bass was always something my TBs lacked. Not the best looking headset, but the sound is just amazing and awesome. At this price nothing can beat it. Oh btw the mic is sensitive and great too.

Overall Rating:

10out of10

Performance:

10out of10

Value:

10out of10

Design:

5out of10

13 of 15 found this review helpful.

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Review 6 for TekNmotion Yapster Blaster Headset

Good quality, poorly constructed

Overall Rating:

4out of10

Performance:

10out of10

Value:

7out of10

Design:

1out of10

Posted on:4/12/12

pridesblood

Age: 18-24

Did you buy this product for yourself or someone else? For me

I bought these 3 months ago. The part that plugs the microphone into the controller stripped a month later, exposing the wires. Now I have to use electric tape so that people can hear me, and even then it's staticy and cuts out. It sounds crisp and clear and is great for sound, but you need to be very careful with the part that plugs into the controller, and I mean really careful. I'd advise getting a cheap turtle beach like the x12 or find another good deal online. Great sound quality but if your going to use it to talk, be extremely ( and I treated this like a baby so I'm talking about huge amounts of care) careful and you should, I hope, be fine. Otherwise it's great, it plays game sounds clearly, has a great mic bending design, and feels sturdy other then the wiring, although I do wish it would play sound through both my Xbox and tv.

This headset is worth the 20$, even if I payed the regular price of 30$, I would be satisfied. If you can't afford the Turtle Beach X12s, this is the next best thing. They are relatively comfortable for long gaming sessions. The mic is high quality, but I did notice it picked background noise and the headsets audio, causing feedback for other players occasionally. One downside is the mic jacks adapter, it can be easily broken off in your 360s controller if you aren't paying attention when handling the controller. As always, follow the instructions when setting up your headset and it will work fine. (Looking at you people who rate products low because of your own incompetence ^^)

Overall Rating:

9out of10

Performance:

9out of10

Value:

10out of10

Design:

7out of10

7 of 8 found this review helpful.

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Review 8 for TekNmotion Yapster Blaster Headset

Good headset

Overall Rating:

9out of10

Performance:

8out of10

Value:

8out of10

Design:

9out of10

Posted on:11/26/11

Anonymous

Age: 13-18

Did you buy this product for yourself or someone else? For me

This is a really good mic just like a turtle beach!!!

Overall Rating:

9out of10

Performance:

8out of10

Value:

8out of10

Design:

9out of10

25 of 30 found this review helpful.

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Review 9 for TekNmotion Yapster Blaster Headset

GREAT HEADSET.... AND YES U CAN STILL USE HDMI

Overall Rating:

10out of10

Performance:

10out of10

Value:

10out of10

Design:

7out of10

Posted on:2/16/12

Armhead

Location: Atlanta, Ga

Age: 18-24

Did you buy this product for yourself or someone else? For me

the bass is awesome, the are super comfy. and yes you can still have your HDMI hooked up. you will have to have and audio out cord hook into your tv. its very simple, but the down side is added cords and there is already like 20 feet of cords. but overall this is a great buy.

Overall Rating:

10out of10

Performance:

10out of10

Value:

10out of10

Design:

7out of10

10 of 11 found this review helpful.

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Review 10 for TekNmotion Yapster Blaster Headset

The BEST headset I have ever used.

Overall Rating:

10out of10

Performance:

10out of10

Value:

10out of10

Design:

10out of10

Posted on:3/11/12

MrAwesome1824

Location: Cleveland, TN

Age: 13-18

Did you buy this product for yourself or someone else? For me

good sound. loud bass. long cord but no trouble. Better then turtle beach. Last longer .Sounds great in MW3 and NCAA 12.

This headset stinks... i wouldnt recommend it to anyone just pay the extra money for the turtle beach for real. i took it out the box and plugged it in and i cant hear what ppl are saying but they hear me..... so annoying!

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Review 12 for TekNmotion Yapster Blaster Headset

great at first

Overall Rating:

3out of10

Performance:

8out of10

Value:

6out of10

Design:

1out of10

Posted on:4/18/12

BIzzell94

Location: georgetown, TX

Age: 13-18

Did you buy this product for yourself or someone else? For me

when i first got this i was so excite and when i got it started it sounded great, but then about a week later the mic adapter cord started to not work. i had to arrange the cord in a certain way but now it doesn't work at all.

Overall Rating:

3out of10

Performance:

8out of10

Value:

6out of10

Design:

1out of10

12 of 15 found this review helpful.

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Review 13 for TekNmotion Yapster Blaster Headset

Great buy!

Overall Rating:

9out of10

Performance:

10out of10

Value:

10out of10

Design:

5out of10

Posted on:2/14/12

jayberry3220

Location: nashua nh

Age: 13-18

Did you buy this product for yourself or someone else? For me

Ive used many headsets before and this one tops them all especially because of price and quality. first of all the qualitiy is amazing. as good as a turtle beach but just cheaper and more cost efficient. the only down side to it is the design. while the design is alright the turtle beach still physically looks better. but all and all id pick this over a turtle beach any day. because of the price and quality

Overall Rating:

9out of10

Performance:

10out of10

Value:

10out of10

Design:

5out of10

4 of 4 found this review helpful.

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Review 14 for TekNmotion Yapster Blaster Headset

Umm

Overall Rating:

7out of10

Performance:

6out of10

Value:

7out of10

Design:

10out of10

Posted on:4/7/12

Sonicdaguy

Location: PA

Age: 13-18

Did you buy this product for yourself or someone else? For me

This headset has an overpowered bass that sounds bad when played loudly or with something with medium to high bass. The amp does not work with the pc (not tested with xbox yet). It sounds horrible with techno, ESPECIALLY DUBSTEP. The good thing is that it sound great with games like Battlefield 3 ect. It wraps around your ears which is comfortable, and it almost gets rid of all sounds around you.

Overall Rating:

7out of10

Performance:

6out of10

Value:

7out of10

Design:

10out of10

4 of 5 found this review helpful.

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Review 15 for TekNmotion Yapster Blaster Headset

cables needed?

Overall Rating:

6out of10

Performance:

7out of10

Value:

6out of10

Design:

5out of10

Posted on:1/10/12

amacaplypse

Age: 25-34

Did you buy this product for yourself or someone else? For me

design is okay sound quality pretty good just trying to figure out if it will work with an hdmi because in order to use it i had to use my original av cables for the xbox. not sure what cable or adaptors are needed to be able to use my hdmi or get my hd gaming while playing with this headset? Please comment if you can help thanks

Overall Rating:

6out of10

Performance:

7out of10

Value:

6out of10

Design:

5out of10

4 of 6 found this review helpful.

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Fellfrosch69

San Marcos, CA

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Posted 2/14/12

another option is to buy the audio adapter for your 360. it consists of a slimmer port which allows hdmi and the adapter to be plugged in at the same time (on the fat units. not a problem on the slims). it outputs analog audio (2 rca jacks, one red, one white) and a fiber optic port. it was made for the older 360s, but ive seen it used on the newer ones as well. all you have to do is change your system setting to put out audio thru hdmi and analog (or just analog if you only want the headset). you can get one here from gamestop http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-360/accessories/xbox-360-hd-and-analog-av-adaptor/90329

DudeWHY

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Posted 1/19/12

OK! Try this, HDMI for your XBOX to TV. Then look for JUST Audio OUT on the back of your TV, Plug your head set in and see if that works. If it does, it should work for sound when watching TV TOO! Hope it works for you..

ComradeElric

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Posted 1/14/12

Your HDTV should have RCA-out (Red, yellow, white) ports, just use a male to male RCA connector.

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Review 16 for TekNmotion Yapster Blaster Headset

a great headset for xbox and pc

Overall Rating:

9out of10

Performance:

10out of10

Value:

10out of10

Design:

10out of10

Posted on:7/9/12

secretcat

Location: NJ

Age: 13-18

Did you buy this product for yourself or someone else? For me

Its a great headset but the only downfall about it is that the cables are too long. But other than that its a great headset for the price.

Overall Rating:

9out of10

Performance:

10out of10

Value:

10out of10

Design:

10out of10

3 of 4 found this review helpful.

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Review 17 for TekNmotion Yapster Blaster Headset

its a really good headset

Overall Rating:

9out of10

Performance:

7out of10

Value:

9out of10

Design:

10out of10

Posted on:7/25/12

MRANARCHY12

Location: florence alabama

Age: 13-18

Did you buy this product for yourself or someone else? For me

this thing is great its a good gaming head set and its not over a hundred bucks good for people who are just begining gaming online

Overall Rating:

9out of10

Performance:

7out of10

Value:

9out of10

Design:

10out of10

3 of 4 found this review helpful.

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Review 18 for TekNmotion Yapster Blaster Headset

good over all

Overall Rating:

8out of10

Performance:

9out of10

Value:

10out of10

Design:

7out of10

Posted on:1/1/12

149bo

Age: 13-18

Did you buy this product for yourself or someone else? For me

good for $20 and it last long too , i say if u are a big gamer donot buy this but if not it will be good for you

Overall Rating:

8out of10

Performance:

9out of10

Value:

10out of10

Design:

7out of10

4 of 6 found this review helpful.

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Review 19 for TekNmotion Yapster Blaster Headset

Not Good

Overall Rating:

4out of10

Performance:

5out of10

Value:

6out of10

Design:

7out of10

Posted on:3/30/13

cardinalfreak74

Location: westerville, oh

Age: 13-18

Did you buy this product for yourself or someone else? For me

i was really optimistic about getting these and i got them at a really good price but now i know why. they arwnt very comfortable, i dont have big ears and these really hurt them. also the mic cuts out and you cant figure why. they are also very inconsistent. can hear footsteps sometimes and sometimes you cant even hear the people you are talking to. they are just not a good headset.

Overall Rating:

4out of10

Performance:

5out of10

Value:

6out of10

Design:

7out of10

2 of 3 found this review helpful.

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Review 20 for TekNmotion Yapster Blaster Headset

(UPDATED) WAS good, but then.....

Overall Rating:

4out of10

Performance:

1out of10

Value:

6out of10

Design:

5out of10

Posted on:4/10/12

CoDguy2123

Location: Right Behind You

Age: 13-18

Did you buy this product for yourself or someone else? For me

At first, the headset worked like a charm. Stereo sound and good mic made me think this was a GREAT deal. Even though the cables were a HASSLE, i got over it. But then,4 months later, The wires, which twisted and turned in every way imaginable, suddenly stopped working. The mic cord decided it wasn't going to pick up ANY sound anymore. I should of known it was bad, considering that their main focus is PC and their website is trash. Save yourself the hassle and buy those turtle beach X12's everyone has.